#31A3AD#31A3AD
#31A3AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.099 H 203.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #31A3AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(49, 163, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 56%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 72%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.7%, 5.8%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.53, -27.66, -14.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.53, 31.15, 207.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.78% -0.0908 -0.0398) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.78% 0.099 203.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9033, 29.8619, 44.1366) |
| Luminance | 0.2986 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.93
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.20
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.42
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.31
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.49
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#31A3AD #AD3B31
analogous
#31AD79 #31A3AD #3165AD
triadic
#31A3AD #AD31A3 #A3AD31
tetradic
#31A3AD #7931AD #AD3B31 #65AD31
square
#31A3AD #7931AD #AD3B31 #65AD31
split-complementary
#31A3AD #AD3165 #AD7931
monochromatic
#16494E #23767D #31A3AD #4EC3CD #7ED3DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#31A3AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.97
#31A3AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #31A3AD
6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##31A3AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##31A3AD | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.97 | 6.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969CAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848FAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #31a3ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(49, 163, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.099 203.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cbec5',
500: '#31a3ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #31a3ad; $custom-light: #7cbec5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#31a3ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 49,
"g": 163,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.839,
"s": 55.856,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65782,
"c": 0.09919,
"h": 203.7
},
"luminance": 0.29864
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#31A3AD
secondary
#C37D77
accent
#5549DF
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181